HTML First – Six principles for building simple, maintainable, web software

Re:HTML First – Six principles for building simple, maintain... by skydhash on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:07PM (#38246776)

My preference is local first desktop applications. Sometimes it’s because I prefer files, sometimes it’s because native apps are more fluid and more egonomic.

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Re:HTML First – Six principles for building simple, maintain... by zztop44 on Monday November 13, 2023 @02:04AM (#38247733)

What about for getting quotes on insurance? Or booking a restaurant? Or a flight or hotel? Submitting your taxes? Getting printable directions to a trailhead? Proving feedback on someone’s Figma document? Previewing a 3D model before getting it printed…

Is it your preference to install a new local first desktop application any time you wish to do any of these things?

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Re:HTML First – Six principles for building simple, maintain... by skydhash on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:47AM (#38248263)

That depends where the data and the logic all. If they only store the data, but I’m doing all the computation, it may as well be a local app (figma, the 3d viewer..) or at least have an API so I can build my own interface.

I’m not against Web Apps, but many take my browser as free real estate.

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